Patel v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Viral Patel was convicted of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Tyree Garrett. He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the trial court erred by admitting into evidence a hearsay statement that his wife made to his brother at or near the time of the shooting.1 Finding no error, we affirm.

*404Viewing the evidence in a light to uphold the verdict, we find the following: Defendant owned and operated a convenience store. He used an unattached building, which was previously used as a car wash, to store his inventory. Over the course of time, defendant noticed that…